Travel Guide for the 'Great American Hipster Project'

I spent this past September and October traveling around the USA and Canada—visiting friends, family and squeezing in plenty of visits to new cities and destinations. Here’s the final lowdown on my Great American Hipster Project.

Guaca-rolly sushi at the Roll on Sushi Diner in Austin

Texas

In early September, I visited both Dallas and Austin, Texas (in addition to my hometown). I went to friend’s wedding (congrats Allison!) and caught up with friends and family I hadn’t seen in years.

Ohio

Ohio was on my itinerary because I wanted to visit my family in Columbus, but I also added a stopover in Cleveland to visit a city I knew very little about. Besides wanting to visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I wanted to see if Ohio could beat my low expectations. Spoiler alert: it did.

Cleveland hipster highlights

The Rock & Roll Museum & Hall of Fame wasn’t just for old music nerds, but just as interesting for me as a twenty-something who listens to indie bands and won’t attend concerts in stadiums

Canada

My trip to Canada was put together by the Explore Canada team so that I could visit the Toronto International Film Festival and a pop music festival in Montreal called, fittingly, Pop Montreal! It was my first visit to Toronto, and, in a word—it was AWESOME.

Toronto hipster highlights

Cocktails at the “Cocktail Bar” part of The Black Hoof. We may have had to wait over an hour for a table, and nearly 20 minutes to get each cocktail, but it was worth it

San Francisco hipster highlights

Beers at San Francisco’s legendary Zeitgeist beer garden — very cool atmosphere even if it was cold outside, but I didn’t like that no photos were allowed and you were barred from using phones if sitting at the bar

USA East Coast

The final weeks of my trip around America saw me back on the East Coast—my old stomping grounds. I spent a weekend in New York City and two more in my old ‘hood of Boston. Besides visiting a million friends who I desperately wanted to catch up with, I still managed to fit in some sightseeing.

New York City hipster highlights

Exploring the food in NYC’s Chinatown and Little Italy on a food tour — the eggrolls were amazing!

House party in Brooklyn — woot!

Running around NYC with @adventurousness including a visit to the Shake Shack

Late-night food in Koreatown

Boston hipster highlights

Dancing at the table at Soulelujah — one of Boston’s best club nights, every Saturday at ZuZu

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Who is Adam?

In 2010 I quit my job as a graphic designer in Boston and went on a 15+ month trip around the world. The journey took me to places like North Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia. Since 2011 I’ve been living in Berlin—Europe’s most hipster city.

Travels of Adam wants to explore the world from the quirky to the amazing. It’s all about my personal experiences and alternative & indie travel tips from around the world. To learn more, read how Iceland changed my life.